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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 14, 14 May 1912, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA v, ESSEX

(Received 14, 9.30 a.m.) Loudon, May 13

In the match Australians v. Essex, McLaren, Minnett, Webster, and Sm'tli were omitted from the Australians, and Reeves from the county team. The weather was fine. Rain overnight had made the wicket excellent, but dead. Douglas won the toss and elected to bat. Fane and Douglas opened to the boa ling of Hazlitt and Macartney. With the total at 13, Fane playing forward to Macartney, was caught at the wicket.

Perrin and Douglas took the score to 2G, when Emery, who had just come on, got Perrin, being finely caught at The bowling was being carefully watched.

At lunch the score was SG for two.! Douglas had made 41, made by steadj play, including some good cuts and leg nits. McGahey had made 30, showing clever driving and sound defence. After lunch the attendance rose to 400. . Finery and Kelleway resumed trie attack. J At 93, McGahey fell to a brilliant j high right-handed catch at short-leg. : Gillingham assisted Douglas to add 10 runs when the new-comer was york-| cd by Emery. _ | The century was hoisted after 13oj minutes’ play. ! Thirty runs were added by Douglas and Freeman, when the former, who had shown strong defence, and made | some good leg strokes, was easily caught at third man from a poor stroke. _ j Russell was the in-comer, hut onlyi one run was added when Kelleway bo.'.led Freeman with a good break! hack. At 1 11 Russell was out Tow., to Em-| cry. At the tea adjournment Carpenter, and Gibson had raised the score toi Kid by steady play. There had been three bowling changes in ten minutes, j Carpenter and Gibson added six > runs more, when Carpenter was easily: caught by Hazlitt in the slips. | Twelve runs later, Perrin was yorked by Whitty. . The hist wicket added S, when Gib-i sou j who had been driving finely and had scored live fourers off Emery, lost I hir, wicket to that howler.

The innings lasted 230 minutes, ending at 4.50 p.m. 1 ■ i ' Gregory and Mayne opened the Australians’ innings* ito the howling: of Douglas and Buckenham, and on stumps being drawn, had not been separated. Gregory, ilinPdid not* [play with his usual certainty, gave an easy chance in the slips to Perrin, off Buckeham at ten, and'at the wicket to Gibson off Douglas, as 18. Mayne made sortie lucky snicks, and gave a chance to Gibson, off Mead, when lie had scored 9. Scores:— ESSEX. —First Innings. Douglas, c Bardsley, b Kelleway 6C Fane, c Carkeek, b’’Macartney ' T Perrin, c Kelleway, b Emery ... 3 McGahey, c Gillingham, b Emery .v. ... 1 Freeman, b Kelleway ... ... 'l7 llnssell, Ibw.. b Emery ... 0 Carpenter, cC. Hazlitt, b Whitty 18 Gibson, b Emery ... ... 31 Buckenham, b Whitty ... .... 4 Mead, not out ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 20 Total 192 Bowling analyses.—Hazlitt, 0 for 21.; Macartney, 1 for 8; Whitty, 2 for 34; Emery, 5 for 72; Kelleway, 2 for 29; Matthews, 0 for 9. AUSTRALIANS. (Ist Innings.) Gregory, not out 40 Mayne, not out ... ... 22 Extras ... ... ... C Total for no wickets ... ... GS SOUTH AFRICA v. M.C.C. Received 14, 10.15, a.m.) London, May 13. The Africans commenced their match against M.C.C. in bright weather.

M.C.C. batted first, and commenced well, the first wicket falling at 108, of which Tarrant made 07. At the lunch adjournment, the score was 162 for 3, Tarrant being 101. But Tarrant had added only three after lunch. Fry and Day made a good stand for the fifth wicket, which fell at 210, hut the others did not offer much resistance to Pegler and Hartigan. At the drawing of stumps the Africans had scored 83 for four wickets. M.C.C. (Ist Innings.) Spooner, c and h Hartigan ... 36 Tarrant,’ I) Pegler ... ... 101 •J. Ilearne, Ibw., h Pegler ... 12 Hardstaff, h Pegler ... ... 12 Fry, I) Schwarz ... ... 30 A. I’. Day, Ibw, Schwarz ... 60 Rdf) c Nourse, I) Pegler ... 26 Thompson, h Hartigan ... 17 T. T. Hearns, c Xourss, h Harfgan 0 Huis.li, not out ... ... ... 6 Fielder, h Pegler ... ... 2 Extras 10 Total 293 Bowling Analysis.—Nourse, non© for 10; Pegler, five for 76; Schwarz, two for 61 : Carter, none for 45; Hartgan, three for 69. AFRICAN'S,—First Innings. Tailored, h Tarrant ... ... 9 Stacker, h Tarrant ... ... 6 Nourse, Ibw., h Reif ... ... 36 Snook, h Tarrant ... ... 6 Mitciiell, not out ... ... ... 16 Schwarz, not out ... ... ... 6 Extras ... ... ... 7 Total for four wickets ... 83